Crime Prevention Unit axed
(The Arizona Daily Star)
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City budget crunch to also limit response to burglar alarms The Tucson Police Department has axed a unit that oversees neighborhood watch programs and is looking to revamp its burglar alarm response policy to save money in the face of a city budget deficit. Cutting the Crime Prevention Unit won’t completely dissolve the department’s involvement in helping neighborhoods set up watch programs, but getting information will become "more convoluted," said Assistant Chief Roberto Villaseñor. "I think neighborhood groups are not happy with what’s going on here," he said. ...
